{"collection":"Anguttara Nikaya","full_text_available":true,"graph_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/v2/api/page/suttacentral_an8.10/graph","html_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/v2/page/suttacentral_an8.10","id":"suttacentral_an8.10","license":"CC0","rights_basis":"suttacentral_bilara_data_cc0","source":"suttacentral","source_url":"https://suttacentral.net/an8.10/en/sujato","summary":null,"tags":["Anguttara Nikaya","Early Buddhist Texts"],"text":"At one time the Buddha was staying near Camp\u0101 on the banks of the Gaggar\u0101 Lotus Pond. Now at that time the mendicants accused a mendicant of an offense. The accused mendicant dodged the issue, distracted the discussion with irrelevant points, and displayed annoyance, hate, and bitterness. Then the Buddha said to the mendicants, \u201cMendicants, throw this individual out! Throw this individual out! This individual should be shown the door. Why should you be vexed by an outsider? Take a case where a certain individual looks just the same as other good-natured mendicants when going out and coming back, when looking ahead and aside, when bending and extending the limbs, and when bearing the outer robe, bowl and robes. That is, so long as the mendicants don\u2019t notice his offense. But when the mendicants notice the offense, they know that he\u2019s a corrupt ascetic, just useless trash. When they realize this they send him away. Why is that? So that he doesn\u2019t corrupt good-natured mendicants. Suppose in a growing field of barley some bad barley appeared, just useless trash. Its roots, stem, and leaves would look just the same as the healthy barley. That is, so long as the head doesn\u2019t appear. But when the head appears, they know that it\u2019s bad barley, just useless trash. When they realize this they pull it up by the roots and throw it outside the field. Why is that? So that it doesn\u2019t spoil the good barley. In the same way, take a case where a certain individual looks just the same as other good-natured mendicants when going out and coming back, when looking ahead and aside, when bending and extending the limbs, and when bearing the outer robe, bowl and robes. That is, so long as the mendicants don\u2019t notice his offense. But when the mendicants notice the offense, they know that he\u2019s a corrupt ascetic, just useless trash. When they realize this they send him away. Why is that? So that he doesn\u2019t corrupt good-natured mendicants. Suppose that a large heap of grain is being winnowed. The grains that are firm and solid form a heap on one side. And the grains that are flimsy and insubstantial are blown over to the other side. The owners take a broom and sweep them even further away. Why is that? So that it doesn\u2019t spoil the good grain. In the same way, take a case where a certain individual looks just the same as other good-natured mendicants when going out and coming back, when looking ahead and aside, when bending and extending the limbs, and when bearing the outer robe, bowl and robes. That is, so long as the mendicants don\u2019t notice his offense. But when the mendicants notice the offense, they know that he\u2019s a corrupt ascetic, just useless trash. When they realize this they send him away. Why is that? So that he doesn\u2019t corrupt good-natured mendicants. Suppose a man needs an irrigation gutter for a well. He\u2019d take a sharp axe and enter the wood, where he\u2019d knock various trees with the axe. The trees that were firm and solid made a cracking sound. But the trees that were rotten inside, decomposing and decayed, made a thud. He\u2019d cut down such a tree at the root, lop off the crown, and thoroughly clear out the insides. Then he\u2019d use it as an irrigation gutter for the well. In the same way, take a case where a certain individual looks just the same as other good-natured mendicants when going out and coming back, when looking ahead and aside, when bending and extending the limbs, and when bearing the outer robe, bowl and robes. That is, so long as the mendicants don\u2019t notice his offense. But when the mendicants notice the offense, they know that he\u2019s a corrupt ascetic, just useless trash. When they realize this they send him away. Why is that? So that he doesn\u2019t corrupt good-natured mendicants. By living together, know that they\u2019re irritable, with corrupt wishes, offensive, stubborn, and contemptuous, jealous, stingy, and devious. They speak to people with a voice so smooth, just like an ascetic. But they act in secret, with their bad views and their lack of regard for others. You should recognize them for what they are: a creep and liar. Then having gathered in harmony, you should expel them. Throw out the trash! Get rid of the rubbish! And sweep away the scraps\u2014 they\u2019re not ascetics, they just think they are. When you\u2019ve thrown out those of corrupt wishes, of bad behavior and alms-resort, dwell in communion, ever mindful, the pure with the pure. Then in harmony, alert, you\u2019ll make an end of suffering.\u201d","title":"Trash","tradition":"Anguttara Nikaya","translated_text":null,"word_count":781}